Swedish director Ninja Thyberg on the female gaze in Sundance drama ‘Pleasure’
Thyberg’s debut stars Sofia Kappel as a 19-year-old wannabe porn actress. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/features/
Cinema chains benefit from Reddit-fuelled ‘short squeeze’ | News | Screen
The stock market value of at least two major international cinema chain owners has risen amid a ‘short squeeze’ on typically low-value stocks, coordinated on social news website Reddit. Source: Cinema chains benefit from Reddit-fuelled ‘short squeeze’ | News | … Continued
UK pay-TV giant Sky unveils major push into film | News | Screen
UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky is to launch 30 new Sky Original films this year and will increase this to one a week from 2022 in a bid to become “the best home cinema service in the world”. Source: UK pay-TV … Continued
Jonathan Pryce, Samantha Morton, Tom Felton to lead Sara Sugarman’s ‘Save The Cinema’ (exclusive) | News | Screen
Jonathan Pryce, Samantha Morton and Tom Felton will star in Save The Cinema, a feature drama about the campaign to save a local cinema in Carmarthen, Wales in the 1990s, which is now shooting in Wales. Source: Jonathan Pryce, Samantha Morton, … Continued
Where in the world are cinemas open in January 2021?
All cinemas in the mainland UK and Ireland are closed. (Two on the Isle of Man and one on Guernsey are open.) Northern Ireland has a preposed reopening date of February 6, although this is subject to reassessment, and cinemas … Continued
Oscars international feature race: Americas contenders
Following two wins in the past three years, contenders from across the Americas are championing local culture and community. Screen surveys the crop of competitors. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/oscars